George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

The Bill Reid Centre's George and Joanne MacDonald Image Archive contains images of Northwest Coast First Peoples, their villages, and their visual and material belongings. Many of the images collected by the MacDonalds are not unique, and can be found in museums and archives around the world. Throughout his career, Dr. MacDonald sought to bring these important resources together under one roof with the intent of creating access for Northwest Coast First Nations, and in particular artists, whose passion for historic imagery and visual documentation of their cultural belongings he witnessed first-hand. The archive is a reflection of the MacDonalds' research interests, their careers in archaeology and anthropology, their many relationships in the field, and their deep respect and admiration of the diverse nations of the Northwest Coast.

Contributed by The Bill Reid Centre, Simon Fraser University.

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The Cormorant Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: Profile of the ancestress called Disappeared.

The Eagle-Person or Man-Eagle Pole of Chief Gwinuu.

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Date: 1975
Name(s): Inglis, Richard
Description: This details the tadpoles that are in pairs, and share one tail between the two bodies. At the base of the pole is an Eagle-Person who is holding a Mountain-Trout in its hands. The Eagle-Person is a good depiction of the transition between a bird and a man. The bird part of the being has wings and a beak, but it also has human hands and legs.

The Ensnared-Bear

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This is a detail of the base of the pole, showing a Wolf and an Ensnared-Bear.

The Ensnared-Bear pole

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Date: 1926
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: Detail of the top of the pole with the Bear-Mother, Xpisunt, the mythic ancestress, who is holding two bear cubs in her arms. On top of her head is a separately carved wolf that was attached to the pole.This pole is lowered as it was fully restored.

The Frog-Pole

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: At the top of the pole sits a Raven, which is followed by about 7 to 8 feet of undecorated pole. Then there is a Person-of-the-Smoke-Hole or Man-Looking-Down-the-Smoke-Hole, followed by a Frog or Tadpole with its head down. Next there is a Woodpecker or Real-Woodpecker, a Man-of-the-Smoke-Hole, and at the base of the pole are the Frogs-Jammed-Up. The first frog is facing down, the second facing to the left side of the pole, and then the bottom frog is facing up.

The Grizzly-of-the-Sun Pole

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Date: 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail of the base of the pole shows five small people around the pole called People-Around, and then at the base is a second Owl.This pole was raised by Chief Tatq.

The Grizzly-of-the-Sun Pole

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Date: 1930
Name(s): Curtis, A.
Description: Detail of the base of the pole showing the Grizzly-Bear with the sun around his neck. There are five small people around the pole called People-Around, and then at the base is a second Owl.

The Jade Adz

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of the Raven pole showing the jade adz, Tsu-hootar with which Raven tricked the King Salmon into coming ashore. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

The Main Petroglyph on Ringbolt Island

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Date: 1980 to 1985
Description: Main Glyph' of Ringbolt Island. Human style figures wearing crowns or head pieces.

The Pole of Sanaws

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: For about 25 feet from the top of the pole is a plain section, followed by two large Eagles, one above the other at the bottom.

The Pole of Sanaws

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Side profile of the two large Eagles at the bottom of the pole.

The Pole of Sanaws

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of the two large Eagles at the bottom of the pole.

The Real-Kingfisher

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Date: 1950
Description: The bottom three figures shown on this pole, erected by Chief Luuxhon, are the Frog-of-the-House, People-of-the-Smoke-Hole (human figure), and the Real-Kingfisher at the base.

The Real-Kingfisher or Sleeping-Place-of-the-Raven

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Detail of the base of a pole of Chief Watakhayets. Attached to the large being at the base is a memorial carving of a house chief, who is seated on a box, which contains the deceased's ashes.

The Real-Kingfisher or Sleeping-Place-of-the-Raven

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Date: 1966
Name(s): Ochs, Peter
Description: This pole was raised by Chief Watakhayetsxw as a memorial pole. Originally, a person carved in the likeness of the deceased was attached to the front of this pole. After years of facing the elements, the memorial has either fallen off or has been removed from the pole.